OK so I built this computer for my brother in-law during x-mas. He's now having problems with it and brought it back to me and I can't seem to figure out what the deal is with it. Here are the specs to the comp:
-AMD Athlon XP 2200 CPU
-Abit NF7 MOBO
-Corsair 512MB memory
-40G Samsung HD.
-Using all on-board video and sound and such. Nothing else attached to the PCI slots or anything.
Now to the problem. It's basically shutting off after about maybe 10-20min being on. Once it randomly shuts off you can't turn it back on until after power is cut-off completely then turned back on to it. I took this as a sign of maybe the power supply, so I replaced it with a brand new 350W power supply. Still happens. Then I'm thinking ok maybe it's overheating, and this is where I starts getting fuzzy for me. What is a typically CPU temperature in F. It was running around 136-142F...with sometimes hitting 145F. Is that too hot? Do you think it could be overheating and shutting itself off? The comp is practically brand new with hardly anything on it, so I know it's not a virus or anything of that nature. My other thought is bad memory, but my dad and I put a good stick we had lying around that works in another computer in this one and it still happened. So I''m now thinking it might be a bad MOBO or something on it causing it. Any ideas? Suggestions? would be helpful and great!
-AMD Athlon XP 2200 CPU
-Abit NF7 MOBO
-Corsair 512MB memory
-40G Samsung HD.
-Using all on-board video and sound and such. Nothing else attached to the PCI slots or anything.
Now to the problem. It's basically shutting off after about maybe 10-20min being on. Once it randomly shuts off you can't turn it back on until after power is cut-off completely then turned back on to it. I took this as a sign of maybe the power supply, so I replaced it with a brand new 350W power supply. Still happens. Then I'm thinking ok maybe it's overheating, and this is where I starts getting fuzzy for me. What is a typically CPU temperature in F. It was running around 136-142F...with sometimes hitting 145F. Is that too hot? Do you think it could be overheating and shutting itself off? The comp is practically brand new with hardly anything on it, so I know it's not a virus or anything of that nature. My other thought is bad memory, but my dad and I put a good stick we had lying around that works in another computer in this one and it still happened. So I''m now thinking it might be a bad MOBO or something on it causing it. Any ideas? Suggestions? would be helpful and great!
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